Volume 13

Occupational Lead Poisoning in Patients Attended at a University Hospital in Minas Gerais

1. Summary Lead is a heavy metal that has been used since ancient times, including in the production of wine with the aim of sweetening and reducing acidity. In the 1920s, this compound was added to gasoline, believing that it would result in better functioning of the automobile engine.

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Glaucoma-Silent Thief of Sight, a Study on Prevalence and Risk Factors among Adult Patients Attending Ophthalmology Department in a Tertiary Care Hospital

1. Abstract 1.1. Background: Globally, glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness, next to cataract. As per American academy of ophthalmology study 2014, it was estimated that 76 million people worldwide would suffer from glaucoma by 2020, and it is expected that by 2040 that number will increase to 111.8 million.

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First Case in Italy of a Patient with Sifrim-Hits-Weiss Syndrome [Sihiwes] Described from an Audiological and Neuropsychological Point of View

1. Abstract Sifrim-Hitz-Weiss syndrome [SIHIWES] is a multi-systemic neurodevelopmental disorder caused by heterozygous missense variants in chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 4 [CHD4].

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Metastatic Paraganglioma with Fumarate Hydratase Missense Mutation

1. Abstract 1.1. Background: Majority of Pheochromocytoma (PCC) and paraganglioma (PGL) cases are benign without malignant potential but genetic assessment is recommended for all PCC/PGL patients, because of the associated with ig hereditary germline mutations which play a vital role in pathogenesis of tumorigenesis and metastasis.

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Principles of Resection for Pancreatic Cancer – Pancreaticogastroanastomosis Experiences – Study

1. Summary Carcinoma of pancreas is also called ductal carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, is the most common type of pancreatic cancer, accounting for more than 90 percent of pancreatic cancer diagnoses. This cancer occurs in the lining of the ducts in the pancreas.

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The Writing: Method to Work with the Interiority

I have never associated the term “therapeutic” with the meaning of a resolutory and definitive act for the person, but I have always glimed between it aims the indication of a path to the support and protection of those who live a precarious balance, both in Relation to their physical wellbeing both for their delicate inner condition, for their own self-image.

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Treatment of Bladder Cancer: Anti-PD-1 Drug Treatment Associated Hypothyroidism

1. Abstract Bladder cancer is a common malignant disease of the urogenital tract, and over the past few decades, immunotherapy, based on the principle of activating the patient’s immune system to root out malignant cells, has largely changed the treatment of cancer. Anti-PD-1 drugs include monoclonal antibodies against PD-1 and the PD-1 ligand (PD-L1).

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Gallstone Ileus

1. Summary Gallstones are hardened deposits of digestive fluid that can form in your gallbladder. Your gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ on the right side of your abdomen, just beneath your liver. The gallbladder holds a digestive fluid called bile that’s released into your small intestine.

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